| Description |
viii, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: why study European cities? / Timothy Beatley -- Paris, France: a 21st-century eco-city / Lucie Laurian -- Freiburg, Germany: Germany's eco-capital / Dale Medearis, Wulf Daseking -- Copenhagen, Denmark: green city amid the finger metropolis / Michaela Brüel -- Helsinki, Finland: greenness and urban form / Maria Jaakkola -- Venice, Italy: balancing antiquity and sustainability / Marta Moretti -- Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: from urban greenbelt to regional green infrastructure / Luis Andrés Orive, Rebeca Dios Lema -- London, England: a global and sustainable capital city / Camilla Ween -- Conclusion: green cities of Europe as compelling models / Timothy Beatley. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Europe. |
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Case studies.
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| Subject |
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects. |
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Urbanization. |
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Sustainable urban development -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Sustainable urban development. |
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Environmental policy -- Europe -- Case studies.
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Environmental policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9781597269742 cloth alkaline paper |
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1597269743 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781597269759 paperback alkaline paper |
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1597269751 paperback alkaline paper |
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